Originally Posted by
RTWFF
I've never had a problem simply showing my UA*G card irrespective of the airline whose FF programme I am crediting with the points. However I'm on a VA flight ex-Sydney to Auckland in November (in J Class) so it will be interesting to see if Air NZ carries the "divorce" over to lounge access as well. No announcement yet on the VA site
You will not get NZ lounge access after the end of October. That's 100% guaranteed so I'm not sure why you'd think otherwise.
VA still haven't announced what (if any) lounges will replace NZ lounges where they use them both in NZ and in AU.